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3 ' THE MORNING OREGONTAN, 3IOXDAT, MAT 28, 1906. RICH PRIVILEGES AT LITTLE COST United Railways Reaping Big Harvest From $100,000 Gift to Bay City. AMBITION OF LOS ANGELES Making Capital Out of Disaster to - Metropolis and Carrying on Car nival While Thousands In Bay City Are Fed by Government. BY P. A. SINSHBIMBR. SAN FRANCISCO, May 27. (Speo lal.) For the first month after the earthquake the people of San Fran cisco were too busily occupied wltn the problem of food and shelter to give attention to those questions which usually cause the greatest con cern in a municipality. Now, however, there is no need of further anxiety on the score of supplies and nearly every one remaining in San Francisco has tome sort of coverig at night, although In thousands of cases it is no more than a tent. Recovering their breath, the people have first of all been confronted with the streetcar question. Prior to the earthquake the United Railroads, the corporation which owns the street railway system of the city, had asked the Supervisors for a change in their franchises permitting them to operate overhead trolleys on Market and other streets where the cable was used. This nroused bitter opposition, as it was contended that if a change were made, the underground conduits should be used. Deadlock When Karthquake Came. A deadlock had resulted and local capitalists had begun the formation of a company to operate the underground system. In the midst of the contro versy came the earthquake and fire. Naturally the question was not again thought of in the face of the more pressslng matters. It appears, however, that the United Railroads ws on the alert even while the fire raged. The company Is made up of Philadelphia capitalists, and al though great damage was done to the company's property here, the corpora tion had the ready capital to go ahead without embarrassment. It showed signs of a benevolent spirit by donat ing J75.000 to the relief fund at the outset and later gave other amounts, bringing Its total up to $100,000. It lost no time in starting its cars and thus relieved the congestion. Reap Harvest From Good Will. Having thus gained the good will of the people, the corporation set our to reap the harvest from the seed it had sown. It strung an overhead trolley line on Market street, put in forbidden curves without so much as asking "by your leave," and reached out for franchises on new streets. In fact for its $130,000 it has secured several million dollars worth of new franchises and privileges. The act of the company which has aroused particular hostility in its de claration that the conduit system is impossible in San Francisco because of the earthquakes. The company contends that the shakes would twist the slots and break the conduits. Its attention has been called to the havoc wrought by the earthquake with the overhead trolleys. The Supervisors have granted to the United Railroads all that the company asked, although before the earthquake there was de termined opposition in that body. Jol9 Before the Legislature. The extra sessslon of the Legislature looms In the near distance, and the desire for It is decreasing as the time approaches. At first it was intended Jhat the Legislature should amend the school tax law and possibly repeal the mortgage tax to Invite outside capital, but other sections of the state have pressed their claims so vigorously that it appears that the extra session will find the Ban Francisco situation the smallest part of its labors. The claims of the other sections have nothing to do with the recent disaster, but are, pet schemes, local In their character, which it Is thought by those Interested can be forced through with a rush at the extra session. First of all these projects a the plan of Los Angeles to evolve Itself Into Greater Los Angeles and, taking advan tage of San Francisco's crlpped condi tion, make Itself not only the flrat city of the state, but the principal city west of Chicago. This has naturally aroused a bitter spirit here. . Los Angeles Making Capital. The attitude of Loa Angeles throughout the disaster has been particularly Irritat ing. The southern city was at great pains to Inform the world that it was San Francisco and her surroundings which had suffered and that Los Angeles did not feel the quake. Millions of printed cards with maps were sent out. Again 1ms Angeles at the present moment is reveling in the carnival, while thousands on the San Francisco hills are living on the bounty of the Government. The Loa Angeles plan has been skill fully formed. It Is this: Los Angeles holds that the Sun Francisco fire has shown the inadequacy of her own water supply. Therefore she asks the consent of the state to a far-reaching plan of carrying the waters of Owens River to T,os Angelea. This is to cost some $25. 000.000. It Is proposed when this water supply has been secured to furnish water not only to the city of Los Angeles, but to all of the outlying towns. Plan to Absorb Suburbs. The next step In the argument Is. "A common water supply, a common munic ipality." In other words, it is proposed to absorb all of the suburban towns and form a greater Los Angeles with a pop ulation of over 600.000 people. Already plans have been drawn up which will make San Pedro a fltttng"harbor to take care of the trade, which for the time being San Francisco must relinquish. San Francisco at the present time has about one-half as many people as she had on the morning of April 18. or about 240.000. There Is no objection here to a Greater Los- Angeles, nor is there any objection to the desired water supply, but there is serious objection to the plan to complicate the extra session called for emergency purposes. Indications at present are that Los An geles will have her way. She appears to be the greatest factor in the coming elec tion, and it is the politicians who will decide the Issue. On this connection ref erence to a recent article is not untime ly. In the axtjole. which, by the way, was written by Frederick Palmer, Gov ernor Pardee of California was referred to as the "weak brother." Strange Styles at Bay City. It was formerly the custom of the peo ple of the coast to come to San Francisco to study the styles. If the custom should oontinue, golf skirts, woolen waists, au tomobile veils, old straw hats, goggles, and high-topped shoes will be worn by the women from Behrlng Sea to San Diego. Popular with the men are boots, corduroy trousers, leather coats, army shirts, slouch hats and goggles. With the gale blowing ashes, dirt and debris of every sort through the streets, these cos tumes are more appropriate than those formerly seen. Unique in the New San Francisco are floating hotels and clubs, which dot the bay. Several large steamships have been fitted up as first-class hotels and are do ing a rushing business. Good meals are served for a nominal sum, and a state room can be had overnight at a moderate charge. Several of the men In the transporta tion business have organized a new club, which has a commodious ship as its home. The members have their beds and eat their meals on the ship. In general, hotel accommodations are lacking, and the fer ryboats carry thousands across the bay every evening. . Company Discounting Claims. SAN FRANCISCO, May 27. George E. Drenin has resigned the Pacific Coast management of the National Insurance Company, of Hartford, Conn. He de clared that the reason for his resigna tion was the effort being made by the company to discount all claims for losses In the San Francisco fire after adjust ments had been carefully arrived at. MISERY FOR REFUGEES HEAVY RAIX STORMS SWEEP OVER SAX FRAXCISCO. Many Camped In Low Places, Are Driven From Their Tents by the Rush of Water. SAN FRANCISCO, May 27. A heavy rain storm swept over this city and sur rounding country last night and today, damaging truck gardens, flooding base ments and bringing much discomfort and misery to the refugees camped out on low ground. One and fif teen-hundredths Inches of rain fell, which is the heaviest rainfall for this late season of the year since 1884. The storm added much hardship to refugees and caused much annoyance to those sheltered In houses, but who are still compelled to cook out of doors. In several parts of the city refugees camped in low places were driven out of their tents by the rush of water. Several stores on Fillmore street, which was im passable between Post and Eddy streets for a time, were flooded and many cellars inundated. - Bodies Found In Ruins. SAN FRANCISCO, May 27. Two more victims of the earthquake and fire have been reported to the police. One la Fred Kennell, aged 70, whose remains have been found In the ruins of a house at Third and Bryant streets, where he roomedi Some bones of another- victim, whose Identity is unknown, were dug out of the ruins of the Bakers' Exchange on Howard street, JAPAN TO RUN RAILWAYS Togo Heads Brilliant Delegation Soon to Go to Manchuria. TOKIO, May 27. Vice-Admlral Togo, General Kuroki and Marquis Ito, with a suite of Admirals and Generals, will soon start on a tour of inspection In Manchuria. This important mission Is supposed to be the outcome of the recent state council, at which, though the de tails have not become known. It. is un derstood weighty decisions were reached respecting the Manchurlan railways, which are intended to be run perma nently by the Government. This natur ally will necessitate the floating of an other big loan. Opinions are divided as to the pros pect of the railways, but a hopeful opin ion preponderates. War Xote Yen Disturbs Trade. CHEFOO. May 27. The continued forced circulation of a nondescript .Japa nese war note- yen In Manchuria, which Is even at a premium over the gold yen, seriously disturbs trade from Chinese ports to Manchuria. Hongkong, Shanghai, Tlentsln-and other distributing points are overstocked with merchandise for re-export to Manchuria, which prominent mer chants declare they cannot move on ac count of the Impossibility of securing re demption of the war note yen by Japa nese except at a heavy discount, which often reaches 25 per cent. Naval Victory Is Celebrated. TOKIO, May 27. Today the anniversary of the battle of the Sea of Japan, the navy's red letter day, was celebrated with brilliant festivities, which were greeted by the presence of the Crown Prince. PILE'S MAIDEN SPEECH Opposes Forbidding Railroads to Owri Productive Industries. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, May 27. Following is the text of Senator Piles' maiden speech, which se cured an amendment to the railroad rate bill, permitting lumber companies to con tinue the operation of logging railroads: The State of Washington 1 one of tha great coal-producing states of this Union. We are engaged in producing coal largely by small railroads. It Is true that the great transcontinental railroads own coal mines In our state, and have owned them for a great many years, for the simple reason, I suppose, that private Individuals did not see fit to engage In the coal-mining business to a very large extent In the early history of the State of Washington. The railroads ac quired coal-mining properties and developed those properties to a very large extent. But, on the other hand, there are private persons and companies engaged in mining and trans porting coal In the State of Washington. Mr. President, I know, for instance, in-my own home city, In the early history of that country the people turned out en masse for the purpose of constructing, or aiding In the construction, of a little line of railroad which la now some 88 miles in length to the coal mines. In order that they might have some product to send to market and get ready money into that new country. That road exists today, and to my personal knowledge its stock is, or was, owned by another transportation company. It is run In connection with a steamship line, and it carries freight and passengers for hire for the people living along the line of the road. But the transportation of outside freight Is a mere incident to Its business. The prin cipal business of that road is to carry the coal mined by its stockholders up In the mountains down to the City of Seattle, and there it Is transported by steamers to Cali fornia and other domestic ports, where it is sold. That steamship line is indirectly, at least. Interested In that railroad. Is it the Intention of Congress to put that railroad out of business ? Is It the intention of Congress to put that steamship line out of business? I think not. Mr. President, that is but one incident. Many more might be cited. That road is doing nobody any injury. It and the mines which it reaches employ hundreds of men in a great and beneficial Industry. The steam, ship line operated in connection with it is engaged in building a great commerce. Snail this railway company, this steamship company, and other companies conducting great Industries on similar lines be put out of business? That is exactly what will be done if the amendment of the Senator from South Carolina is adopted, because It pro vides. In effect, that the steamship line shall not own any stock In the railroad company, and the railroad company shall own no stock In the steamship line, and If All Goods Sold on Credit Accounts Today, Tomorrow and Thursday Will Be Charged With June Purchases. Of Course This Store Will Be Closed on Wednesday-Memorial Day All business will be suspended here in respect to the memory of America's heroes who've passed to the reward given those who gave all they had to give for their country Portland's .Greatest "June White Sale" Starts Here Thursday Ever watch a great ocean liner coming into port? You've noted, if you have, that the monster grayhound of the seas was invariably preceded by a num ber of lazy-looking gulls sea pigeons who act as a sort of herald for the leviathan of the deep the real " 'White Flyer." A few white "gulls" have arrived in port proclaiming the arrival of the ONE GREAT AND ONLY ORIGINAL "JUNE WHITE FAIR" which opens at this store Thursday next at 8 A. M. Out of respect to the observance of Memorial Day we shall bend every effort today and tomorrow to filling the wants of Portland shoppers for that day, knowing full well that no ordinary birds of passage, which merely act as heralds to the GREATEST PROPAGANDA OF WHITE EVER EXPLOITED IN OREGON, will ever be mistaken by a discriminating public for Portland's Greatest Grand "June White Sale" and Bridal Trousseau Convention Which Opens at the Olds, Wortman & King Store on Thursday of This Week. FIFTH, SIXTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS THE DIFFERENT STORE." STORE OPENS AT 8:00 A. M. STORE CLOSES AT 6:00 P. M. Th ere's a Lot of Ginger in Today's Sales The ginger of real, remarkable bargains. We told a page full of the good news yesterday. The eye full before you is but the 'trimmings that ran over. A full page won't hold near all the newsy par agraphs of interest we've for you today, and Remember the Great Sale of Embroideries for Tomorrow! THE STORE DOES NOT OPEN TUESDAY UNTIL 8:30 A. M. Shoes, But "Only Good Shoes" Annex, 1st Floor. Last week we talked to you of the size of our shoe stock, of how easy it is to choose and satisfactory ' from So large and varied a stock. Today we want to chat a moment about the comfortable way in which our expert shoers fit your feet. Of the- cosy surroundings and genial atmosphere in the shoe store. Our shoers "size up" your feet at a glanco. If you've narrow-pedals, you're shown a narrow shoe and fitted. Perhaps you've a foot narrow at the ball and wide at the toes all right no trouble we've shoes for you; and you'll not be urged to take a shoe that would fit another foot. We've a motto for our salesmen it's "Grow, or go." We require our salesfolk' to obtain a better knowledge every day of fit ting feat. It's not a case here of an overstock of salesmen and an understock of shoes. We've the finest stock of shoes on the Coast and the finest lot of shoe-fitters. Once fitted, the shoes and prices do the selling. We aim to suit the taste of the patron, trie condition of his or her purse, fit the feet, and there 's'no argument needed. If you'd be correctly shod by expert shoers, bring your feet here. Proper fitting is a lesson we study every day come to the recitations and see how well we learn the lessons and how thoroughly we put 'em in practice. We've a lot of beautiful novelties in white footwear for Summer days. And prices are so fair. Come be fitted. MONDAY BARGAINS In the Men's Shop Annex First Floor. MEN'S $1.50 GOLF SHIRTS 99c. A new line of men's Golf Shirts, made of fine Madras cloth, coat style, with attached cuffs, in black and white and pink and white plaids ; regular value $1.50 ; special, ea.99? ,MEN'S 25c NECKWEAR 19c. A line of reversible wash 4-in-hands in white Madras; regu lar value 25c; special, each 197 MEN'S 35c HOSIERY 19c. Silk lisle drop-stitch Hose in tan, mode, black and navy; regular value 35c; special, pair 19J . MEN'S $1.00 UNDERWEAR 69c. Men's fine white cotton-mesh Underwear, best make and fin ish; regular value $1.00, special 69 MEN'S 75c UNDERWEAR 47y2c. Men's ecru ribbed Balbriggan Underwear, medium weight, best lnish; regular value 75c; special 47Vi Women's Leather Wares Special Today Annex First Floor. ONLY 98c FOR HANDBAGS WORTH $1.50. These bags are in the flat shapes, with two outside pockets, one outside handkerchief pocket, one inside pocket with metal frame and fitted with coin purse; also best stitched leather hondle. They come in black, tan, brown, green, blue and gray. One of the dressiest and most stylish bags we have shown this season; our $1.50 value; special sale price, each 98J NEW LEATHER BELTS 50c. New kid Leather Belts, that buckle in the back with two tongue spring buckle. They come in black, white and gray; price, each 50 SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES To Save Today on Jewelry Annex Sixth Street 1st Floor. 65c BELT BUCKLES FOR 45c. Pretty rose-gold finished Buckles, in the newest designs; are . particularly nice to use with the gold belting; our 6oc value, special sale price, each 4oC MEN'S GOLD WATCH CHAINS $1.15. Men's fine gold-filled Watch Chains, in fancy and plain curb, rope, trace, square and other style links ; all are thoroughly hard-soldered and guaranteed by manufacturer; values in the selection to $2.25; special sale price, each $1.15 25c STERLING SILVER HATPINS 19c. An assortment of pretty silver Hatpins in a variety of de signs, in French gray and oxidized finish ; our 25c value, special at, each 19 30c WHITE STONE SET BAR PINS 19c. , Straight sterling silver Bar Pins, set with the finest quality brilliants; best hand-soldered joints and catches; our 30c value, special at, each 19 Monday Specials in the Annex Art Shops Second Floor Salons of Needlecraft. 50c SWISS BASKETS FOR 35c. Swiss Baskets, useful for shopping, lunch or school baskets, in fancy weaves, in three sizes; our 50c valu'e; special at, each 35 60c AND 65c CUSHION COVERS 39c. Cushion Covers, Scarfs and Handkerchief Bags, stamped in white lawn, in floral and conventional designs, for English eyelet and Venetian embroidery; our 60c and 65c values; special sale price, each 39 35c STAMPED HANDBAGS FOR 23c. Stamped Handbags, in poppy design, stamped on tinted linen, two cut-out fortes of buckram and diagram for cutting and making bags; our 35c value; special sale price, each. 23 Store Will Not Open Until 8:30 Tomorrow Morning F-vfirn f Embroidery Sale Extraordinary Tomorrow (Tuesday) $?yfm f JUtLM Ve THE GREATEST, GRANDEST, MONSTER BARGAIN EVENT EVER KNOWN IN THE WEST OVER A HUNDRED SQUARE FEET OF SELLING SPACE GIVEN OVER TO EMBROIDERIES I Thousands Upon Thousands of Yards of Beautiful Embroideries $zZZ 25c A HUNDRED EXTRA SALESPEOPLE, CASHIERS AND WRAPPERS WILL HELP. ' ' ' Many of our readers will remember that wonderful sale of embroideries beld by this store on Tuesday, March 27, and thousands will remember the throngs that lined the walks in front of the big store doors hours before they swung open, and thousands will remember the unprecedented bargains they shared in that day. It will not seem possible to those good folk that such bargains could be matched much less surpassed yet that is exactly what this store will do on Tuesday of this week surpass the values of the past as we sur passed all others at that famous sale. Our New York buyer has searched the embroidery centers of the world since March to obtain equal values for us to offer again and he has surpassed himself out-Heroded Herod! Here at the beginning of the greatest "white season" ever known; here at a time when embroideries are wanted as never before in the history of civilization! Now, at a time when choice embroideries are scarce as the proverbial "hen's teeth," organization enables us to secure for you values that eclipse any and all former ones and more of them. We shall show these exquisite embroideries in FIVE OF OUR LARGEST DISPLAY WINDOWS' For your inspection until Tuesday morning, when they will be removed to the counters inside the store spread out over the entire first floor of the great main building, and offered you first come, first served. Mind you, the store will not open on Tuesday until 8 :30. The embroideries include all widths, from the narrowest to the widest, values up to $2.50 a yard. There will be but one selling price, and that 25c the yard. All the first floor ' departments, with their helpers, will be turned over to the exploitation of this extraordinary sale of embroideries on Tuesday morning. Later in the day all remaining pieces will be removed to the Washington street aisles, as in the'former sale, and the event continued through the day only. No reservation will be made for anyone none sold dealers if we know it and they'll be watched. Early comers will naturally get the cream of the bargains. Be on hand early Tuesday morning. Not a yard will be sold before the sale opens, and all will have equal chance. There is an immense lot and none need fear disappointmennt in securing great values. We shall actually show more embroideries in this sale than were ever shown at any time by any other three Portland houses. Competition is impossible and would be ridiculous for rival houses to attempt. In the monster offering are narrow, medium and wide cambric edges and insertions ; narrow, medium and wide nainsook edges and insertions. There will also be included a lot of corset cover embroideries, now so much in demand. These are worth up to $1.00 a yard, but all go in together at one price 25c. It will be sold by the strip only, each strip containing from 44 to 6V2 yards. Every yard shown in the windows will be placed on counters inside the store for sale to customers on the rule of, first come, first served, regardless of values or personality. None reserved for anyone. Make selection carefullly the choosing is nearly twice as large as in the previous sale. None can be exchanged or returned. Sale opens at 8:30 and continues during the day only. Tomorrow, Tuesday. Be on hand early! Doors Swing Open at 8:30 ruch ownership shall exist it wUl be unlaw ful for the steamship company to transport from the State of Washington to the State of California, for instance, the coal carried by the railroad company to the City of Seattle for trans-shipment. But let me go one step further, Mr. Presi dent. In the development of the great Pacific Northwest country we have opened up the most magnificent forests In the world. We have done it by building great logging rail roads into the forests, We are not loKglng in that country with horsea and wagons or oxen. We are logging by means of railroad. Those railroads, running from 6 to 40 or 50 miles back Into the forests, necessarily pene trate the valleys. People to a certain extent have settled in those valleys and have bullded for themselves homes. Their little freight, as a matter of accommodation more than any thing else, and some passengers, are carried by the logging railroads. Those logging roads own sawmills on tidewater, or the mill com panies own the logging roads. The roads take the timber to the sawmills, where it is sawed Into lumber. The mill companies own their own schooners, both steam and Mil. When the timber Is sawed into lumber It la trans ported on these schooneres to all parts of the maritime world. If. then, these little logging roads cannot own stock In the sawmills, or the mill com panies cannot own stock in the logging road or own such roads outright, the areat lum ber industry, which employs in the woods 80. 000 men alone, and which .employs in the woods and in the mills and In the various indus tries connected with the manufacture of lum ber in the State of Washington alone upward of 100,000 men, and has an annual payroll of something like S60.O00.0O0, will be serious ly retarded if not wholly destroyed. Mr. President, I think it is time for Congress to call a halt. We came here to enact legis lation upon this great question which would be beneficial to the people. Tie people of thla country have had one object in view, if I understand them aright, and that is to create some tribunal before which they can appear and submit their grievances. Every man in thi country has a rig-tit to go into court and complain of any man who does him an in Jury, or with respect to whom he assumes that he has a grievance. The shippers of this country came to the conclusion that they were entitled to have some forum before which they could present their grievances with, ref erence to the railway rates in this country. And finding they had none, except that af forded by the common law, which was worse than nothing, they wanted Congress to enact a rate law, and that was all they wanted in this bill, in my judgment. They did not want Congress to Indict the great industries of this country. They did not want Congress to stifle the energies and the Industry of man; and I protest in the name of the great Pacific Northwest against the injustice that la about to be inflicted upon thoae people, and I hope the Senate will not permit the amendment to prevail. Montesano High School Graduates. MONTESANO, Wash., May 27, Of the many brilliant commencement exercises given by the Montesano High School those attending the graduating class of 1908, held at the opera house here last night, were the most successful in respect of numbers and the excellence of pro gram features to all former events. The graduates of the 1906 class were: Clara E. McLean, Robert L. Foster, Nel lie June Perkins. Lillian Fleet, Ollie Eliz abeth Fry, Ida Mary Pettijohn, Roscoe A. Fry, lone Medcalf, Marie Olena Oleson, Vernon D. Glenn, John P. Murphy, Viola Letltia Hubble, Juanlta Fae Wade, Villa Velva Benadora, Lester L. Phillips. KERN RIVER IS RISING. Bakersfield Merchants Alarmed and Moving Goods From Cellars. BAKERSFIELD. Cal., May 27. The rainstorm prevailing here for three days has swollen Kern river to such an extent that this city Is threatened with a flood, and merchants today began removing goods from their cellars. The river con tinues to rise and desperate efforts are being made to protect the levees. EXTREMELY L0W RATES To Boston, Mass., account Christian Sci entists, American Academy of Medicine and American Medical Association Con ventions. Passengers can secure tickets of their home agent via New York Cen tral lines at J91.60 for the round trip. Sell ing dates, June 4th, 6th and 7th, inclusive. It gives passengers the opportunity of stopping off at Niagara Falls in either or both directions, also at Detroit, Mich., and" Sandusky, Ohio. If via New York, passengers have the privilege of day ride on the Hudson as far" as Al bany. Por further Information, reserva tion of berths and ticket call on W. C. Seachrest. North Pacific Coast Ageut, 13J Third street.